Plots in complexity

a history about a "gaming station"

Keywords: Videogame, Playstation, Sony

Abstract

The history of Sony's first console, the Playstation, was involved in the most diverse types of situations imaginable. Complex plots and narratives, through dreamed-up partnerships with various players in the global video game industry that were ultimately denied out of fear, doubt and disdain. The adversities encountered in this story served as fuel for the Japanese multinational's console to not only see the light of day, but also ended up creating a commercial monster created by its own rivals, which would change many aspects of the global electronic games market.

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Author Biographies

Thiago de Melo Ferreira, Postgraduate Program in History of Sciences and Techniques and Epistemology Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

PhD student in History of Sciences and Techniques and Epistemology, he also holds a Master’s degree in History of Sciences and Techniques and Epistemology from UFRJ (2022). He holds a degree in Computer Science (2015) and a Specialization in Digital Games (2017) from the Centro Universitário Carioca - Unicarioca. He is currently an Information Technology Technician at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He has experience in Informatics, in the area of User Support and Corporate Support. He has professional and academic interests in the field of game studies.

Marta Simões Peres, Programa de Pós-graduação em História das Ciências e das Técnicas e Epistemologia Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

PhD in Sociology from the University of Brasilia (Department of Sociology, Institute of Social Sciences, 2005), with a postdoctoral degree in Anthropology from the Institute of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2006) and by the University of São Paulo (2015). He has a degree in Dance from Faculdade Angel Vianna (1990), a degree in Physiotherapy (Brazilian Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, 1995) and a master's degree in Health Sciences from the University of Brasilia (2000). She is currently an associate professor III of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, full in the Center for Mathematical and Nature Sciences. He taught, at UFRJ, in the undergraduate degrees in Dance (Bachareado, Degree and Dance Theory) of the School of Physical Education and Sport, Theater Direction of the School of Communication (2011/14), Isiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine . He has experience in the area of Arts, with emphasis on Dance, working mainly in the fields: dance, dance and health, social sciences, mental health, rehabilitation, spinal cord injury and body cult. Coordinates the PARATODATES project - teaching, research and extension in dance and health, - and the Trupe DiVersos in the Praia Vermelha Campus / UFRJ. She is the research director at the LAMAE complex (Laboratories of Advanced Methods and Epistemology), from NCE/UFRJ, and a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Group of Education, Electrochemistry, Health, Environment and Art and the Interinstitutional and Multidisciplinary Group of Teaching, Research and Extension in Sciences (IQ/UFRJ).

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Published
2025-12-07
How to Cite
de Melo Ferreira, T., & Simões Peres, M. (2025). Plots in complexity. Scientiarum Historia Magazine, 1(1), e497. https://doi.org/10.51919/revista_sh.v1i1.497
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